# Maintenance/Repairs **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=5 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 6 --- ## [2015 Elantra stalls and hesitates](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-elantra-stalls-and-hesitates/205277)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Chrisq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dr_Chrisq)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-elantra-stalls-and-hesitates/205277 "2026-03-04T20:01:32Z")
My 2015 Elantra with 130K miles has developed a problem It stalls occasionally, and then the Tachometer goes to 0 and stays there even after I restart the car. After it stalls, it then hesitates and loses power, almos… --- ## [Judder&Hesitation Civic 8th gen](https://community.cartalk.com/t/judder-hesitation-civic-8th-gen/205261)
**Author:** [@TheApache](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheApache)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 6:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/judder-hesitation-civic-8th-gen/205261 "2026-03-04T06:28:28Z")
Hello everyone, Civic 8th gen Sedan 1.8 6MT (European), at 80k miles i have a problem since I bought it 2-3 years ago. When you accelerate from low speed or from standstill position on low gears 1 and 2, the car stalls a… --- ## [Insight for bud with jeep drive troubles?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/insight-for-bud-with-jeep-drive-troubles/205263)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/insight-for-bud-with-jeep-drive-troubles/205263 "2026-03-03T13:48:42Z")
I need your opinion for a bud. About five months ago, I took my 2014 Jeep Cherokee to a mechanic I hadn’t used before (I’m new to the area). They told me the transmission needed to be replaced. They said they sourced on… --- ## [Lesabre tranny issues](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lesabre-tranny-issues/205208)
**Author:** [@knocksensor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knocksensor)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lesabre-tranny-issues/205208 "2026-03-01T14:16:08Z")
The old winter car 98 Lesabre has been acting up recently. Monday when a few miles from home it started going between gears upshifting and downshifting and giving a decent clunk when starting from a dead stop, Checked t… --- ## [Reverse shift frozen below 28 degrees](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reverse-shift-frozen-below-28-degrees/205235)
**Author:** [@Tom777](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tom777)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reverse-shift-frozen-below-28-degrees/205235 "2026-02-26T02:12:18Z")
When the temp drops below 28 degrees , my manual transmission in my Plymouth Laser 1992 (same as Eclipse) will refuse to shift into reverse. It just feels sloggy , stuck ( other gears work fine) . Now if the sun is… --- ## [2019 Civic Won't Start](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-civic-wont-start/196095)
**Author:** [@mrjb2222\_191207](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mrjb2222_191207)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-civic-wont-start/196095 "2026-02-26T00:33:24Z")
Problem began when I would sometimes have to press the push start button several times to get it to start (no crank), progressively got worse until it wouldn’t start. When I would jump it it wouldn’t start right away but… --- ## [Ford Mondeo (2006) key wont open hood](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-mondeo-2006-key-wont-open-hood/205160)
**Author:** [@zebdawg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/zebdawg)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-mondeo-2006-key-wont-open-hood/205160 "2026-02-20T15:40:26Z")
Hey! The key to my 2006 Ford Mondeo wont open the hood for some reason… This is particularly bad due to the battery being dead after not being used for a few months. Anyone have any tips to fix this problem? (If its pos… --- ## [My double flares look bad](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-double-flares-look-bad/185929)
**Author:** [@mio.da.bomb\_157143](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mio.da.bomb_157143)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-double-flares-look-bad/185929 "2026-02-19T22:43:55Z")
Any chance someone can tell me what’s going wrong here. I’m used a titan 3/16 double flaring tool and nicopp. It keeps giving me this weird stepped flare. I’m not sure what to call this issue so I didn’t know what to loo… --- ## [2013 Ford Edge Squeaking noise on Passenger side front end](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-edge-squeaking-noise-on-passenger-side-front-end/183402)
**Author:** [@jjasmer83\_180246](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jjasmer83_180246)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-edge-squeaking-noise-on-passenger-side-front-end/183402 "2026-02-16T16:56:51Z")
I have a 2013 Ford Edge that has a noise coming from the front end that literally sounds like a dog squeaky toy. The noise seems to only occur when the vehicle is cold (sitting out under 40 degrees). Noise does not occur… --- ## [Oem strut “quality”](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oem-strut-quality/205161)
**Author:** [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oem-strut-quality/205161 "2026-02-15T12:32:43Z")
Kid has broke front coil spring in 2015 pilot. Bottom loop. Not middle. I reached in and removed loose bit and occasional rattle is mostly gone. Honda changed strut design in 2015/2016 for strut design but that’s side is… --- ## [2015 Subaru Outback - TPMS with spare?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-subaru-outback-tpms-with-spare/156473)
**Author:** [@LowellSchwartz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LowellSchwartz)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-subaru-outback-tpms-with-spare/156473 "2026-02-14T17:44:30Z")
When the low tire pressure light is on, does that tire pressure includes the spare tire or not? --- ## [Gf car (2015 Chevy Trax LT) leaking oil need advice](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gf-car-2015-chevy-trax-lt-leaking-oil-need-advice/204705)
**Author:** [@itouring2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/itouring2010)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gf-car-2015-chevy-trax-lt-leaking-oil-need-advice/204705 "2026-02-11T15:49:52Z")
the car has been leaking oil. it had been leaking oil for over a year now but she just kept driving it. it’s coming from somewhere above and not to drain plug. in one pic it might seem like it’s the drain plug but it … --- ## [1993 F150 throttle loses connection intermittently on highway then kicks back on?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-f150-throttle-loses-connection-intermittently-on-highway-then-kicks-back-on/205147)
**Author:** [@cja800](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cja800)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-f150-throttle-loses-connection-intermittently-on-highway-then-kicks-back-on/205147 "2026-02-10T22:35:06Z")
when im on the highway driving for 30 minutes to an hour, the throttle feels like it just goes dead for a few seconds. Eventually after 5-10 seconds it kicks back on and the truck jerks and starts driving normal. It can … --- ## [Hybrid "starter" battery](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-starter-battery/204849)
**Author:** [@Bigfootmn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bigfootmn)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-starter-battery/204849 "2026-02-10T16:19:06Z")
In a recent column a reader asked about a plug-in hybrid and the status of the gas. The discussion also mentioned the possibility that the 12v “starter” battery could drain over time. I don’t know about other cars but th… --- ## [2012 Honda Pilot Catalytic Converter](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-honda-pilot-catalytic-converter/142112)
**Author:** [@brownswordba90\_145660](https://community.cartalk.com/u/brownswordba90_145660)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-honda-pilot-catalytic-converter/142112 "2026-02-09T16:11:08Z")
My Pilot is lighting up a catalytic converter code on the dashboard. My Boch Honda dealer service is quoting $1,037 for the replacement part and more than $600 for the labor. Does that make any sense? The car has 180… --- ## [Hybrid Battery issues, 200 K, what to do?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-battery-issues-200-k-what-to-do/113210)
**Author:** [@manfromnantucket](https://community.cartalk.com/u/manfromnantucket)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-battery-issues-200-k-what-to-do/113210 "2026-02-09T13:54:39Z")
We have a Honda Civic Hybrid with 204,000 miles on it. It’s my wife’s car and she commutes fifty miles every day in it. Late last week her IMA (hybrid battery) light came on. The last time this happened was 7 years ago.… --- ## [2000 toyota 4runner code P0420](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-4runner-code-p0420/50685)
**Author:** [@castironman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/castironman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-4runner-code-p0420/50685 "2026-02-08T14:24:54Z")
I am trying to troubleshoot a 4runner with 135k miles, auto, 3.4 V6 California emissions. This is the freeze data: PID Description Value Units 0x02 Freeze frame … --- ## [Are my tires low profile?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-my-tires-low-profile/107744)
**Author:** [@irlandes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/irlandes)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-my-tires-low-profile/107744 "2026-02-05T13:53:47Z")
This refers to a problem with my car, based on comments on the “Hit curb 10mph brand new Corolla - mild vibration after” thread. Also, reference to the thread which I posted on exploding three tires in a very few days on… --- ## [Saab 92x subaru vs saab mechanic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-92x-subaru-vs-saab-mechanic/37092)
**Author:** [@jessthecat](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jessthecat)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-92x-subaru-vs-saab-mechanic/37092 "2026-02-04T14:24:12Z")
i have a 2005 saab 92x which i know has a subaru engine. would i be better off using a subaru mechanic for maintenance/repairs? i live south of boston. any recommendations? --- ## [97 Accord shuts off while driving, getting worse](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-accord-shuts-off-while-driving-getting-worse/80356)
**Author:** [@Kriptik](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kriptik)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-accord-shuts-off-while-driving-getting-worse/80356 "2026-01-30T13:45:35Z")
I drive a 97 Honda Accord and just recently started experiencing an issue where while driving, my ignition suddenly shuts off. Sometimes when this happens I'm able to turn the key and get the ignition started right back … --- ## [Brake Pedal Hard to Press Down, Below Freezing](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-pedal-hard-to-press-down-below-freezing/204940)
**Author:** [@pokemonyouandme123\_193319](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pokemonyouandme123_193319)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-pedal-hard-to-press-down-below-freezing/204940 "2026-01-30T12:41:14Z")
2014 Acura TSX, 4 Cylinder, AT, about 160k miles Two days ago when I got in my car, the brake pedal was really hard to press down. This was after it sat overnight, and it’s within single digits so extremely cold. The ca… --- ## [Spurious ABS at very low speed?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/spurious-abs-at-very-low-speed/204877)
**Author:** [@art1966](https://community.cartalk.com/u/art1966)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/spurious-abs-at-very-low-speed/204877 "2026-01-30T02:45:38Z")
2004 Camry with about 160K miles (and I hope to drive it until the kids take away my keys in a few years). For the last month or two, sometimes when I’m slowing gently almost to a stop, I get what I think is ABS activat… --- ## [Fuel additives how often should you use them](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-additives-how-often-should-you-use-them/49785)
**Author:** [@doolie92](https://community.cartalk.com/u/doolie92)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-additives-how-often-should-you-use-them/49785 "2026-01-30T01:54:37Z")
I am planning to start using seafoam in my gas and oil ,how often should you a add it an how much.The label isn't to clear about it. --- ## [Does this serpentine belt need replacement?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-this-serpentine-belt-need-replacement/204628)
**Author:** [@itouring2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/itouring2010)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-this-serpentine-belt-need-replacement/204628 "2026-01-28T14:03:18Z")
i looked in my hood and noticed this serpentine belt. does it need replacement? it’s not making any squeeking noises car runs fine for being about 16 years old. --- ## [Maserati](https://community.cartalk.com/t/maserati/19726)
**Author:** [@potariv](https://community.cartalk.com/u/potariv)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/maserati/19726 "2026-01-28T03:34:53Z")
Hi all, These are the issues of a Maserati 1990 (Quattroporte) 422, 2000 SL.6 cylinders, fule injection.The car lives in Greece, and is in pristine condition. 1) The rpms go up when the engine is idle (no gear?) e… --- ## [Subaru Turbo and Short Block $6,000?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-turbo-and-short-block-6-000/58050)
**Author:** [@kkindle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kkindle)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-turbo-and-short-block-6-000/58050 "2026-01-28T01:15:57Z")
Returning to Upstate NY from a T'giving visit in Boston, my turbo bit the bullet on the Mass pike around Worcester. Just prior to losing it, I smelled what seemed like plastic burning, but thought it was coming from the … --- ## [1998 Ford Ranger - Trans issue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-ford-ranger-trans-issue/158832)
**Author:** [@Ken41](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ken41)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-ford-ranger-trans-issue/158832 "2026-01-23T16:07:13Z")
Put in reverse goes great. Put it in drive it takes a while before it moves. Seems like it’s in second slow --- ## [Which camp are you in? "Yes, it's wise to hose off the bottom of your car in winter," or "No, get a life"?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-camp-are-you-in-yes-its-wise-to-hose-off-the-bottom-of-your-car-in-winter-or-no-get-a-life/204835)
**Author:** [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-camp-are-you-in-yes-its-wise-to-hose-off-the-bottom-of-your-car-in-winter-or-no-get-a-life/204835 "2026-01-22T18:39:56Z")
Hello fellow owners of vehicles in places with harsh winters and salt-encrusted roads. I’d like to have your thoughts on spraying the underside of your car with a hose to help remove salt, mud, and sand. When I do this t… --- ## [Brake fluid flush and fillup](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-fluid-flush-and-fillup/204902)
**Author:** [@ramikumi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ramikumi)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-fluid-flush-and-fillup/204902 "2026-01-22T15:16:29Z")
I have a MB E500 4matic 2005 model. Its coming up for service oil and filter, cabin filter, brake fluid flush and fill up according to the dealers book. How important is the brake fluid flush and fill up? and what freq… --- ## [Storing Car - Forgot Fogging Oil?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/storing-car-forgot-fogging-oil/204837)
**Author:** [@pokemonyouandme123\_193319](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pokemonyouandme123_193319)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/storing-car-forgot-fogging-oil/204837 "2026-01-22T01:11:57Z")
Rust belt, gasoline Engine, Stored Outside Preparing my car for storage for less than a year. Got a full tank of gas, added fuel stabilizer and drove home. Changed oil and filter. Air in tires, put battery on a trickle … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=4) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=6)